Malcolm Daniel Geddes – Rural Diary Archive

A family portrait of Jessie Dick Wares Geddes’ family. The photo has a historical, vintage feel, dating back to the late 1800s.

Coverage Dates: 1899

County: Durham

Township: Whitby

Gender: Male

Year of Birth: 1866

Year of Death: 1927

Ethnicity: Scottish

Religion: Presbyterian

Occupation: Farm Labourer

Relationships:

Father: diarist James Geddes
Mother: diarist Jessie Geddes
Brothers: Daniel, James W.
Boss: Mr. Hudson
Co-worker: Ernest Richardson

Archive: Private Collection of Gordon Darroch & Gail Benjafield

Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes

Age During Diary: 32

Coverage: Approximately 0.25 years

Biography:

Malcolm leaves the Parry Sound District in October 1898 to work for Mr. Hudson who is renting out a farm on shares near Myrtle. He finds “Drudgery” there and dreams of being a writer for agricultural newspapers. In April 1899, he leaves Myrtle to work as a foreman on a farm in Guelph. His diary captures this brief period of working for Mr. Hudson. In later life, he becomes a noteworthy alpinist and writer in western Canada. Mount Geddes is named after him. Learn more about Malcolm in his mother’s diary.

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